Cattlemens Livestock Market Report

West Point, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 8, 2023

1,231 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $207.99/cwt -1.03 vs last sale · ≈ $971/hd at 467 lb · 23 head

light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $220.51/cwt -11.17 vs last sale · ≈ $717/hd at 325 lb · 21 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $213.42/cwt -9.27 vs last sale · ≈ $794/hd at 372 lb · 20 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,231	1,131	905
Feeder cattle	942	783	661
Slaughter cattle	192	184	149
Replacement cattle	97	164	95

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–280	278	2	241.00–255.00	$248.06	$690	+1.01
305–345	325	6	240.00–250.00	$243.73	$792	-5.38
355–385	369	8	230.00–245.00	$237.36	$876	+4.45
400–440	421	13	230.00–254.00	$242.49	$1,021	-1.93
465–495	476	8	224.00–248.00	$235.90	$1,123	-9.78
510–540	525	2	210.00–230.00	$220.29	$1,157	-14.05
650–665	658	2	170.00–180.00	$174.94	$1,151	—
700–740	721	5	160.00–178.00	$171.54	$1,237	-8.46
780	780	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,365	+5.00
835	835	1	137.50	$137.50	$1,148	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
413	413	11	255.00	$255.00	$1,053	—
510–520 value added	515	19	240.00–243.00	$241.59	$1,244	—
585 value added	585	4	241.00	$241.00	$1,410	—
675 value added	675	4	210.00	$210.00	$1,418	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–240	222	3	220.00–235.00	$229.59	$510	+9.59
255	255	1	225.00	$225.00	$574	+4.00
345	345	1	170.00	$170.00	$586	-60.00
360–390	374	4	210.00–225.00	$217.34	$813	-12.66
420	420	1	210.00	$210.00	$882	-10.00
450–485	474	6	160.00–213.00	$180.88	$857	-11.54
515–540	525	5	145.00–200.00	$173.48	$911	-26.52
580–590	585	2	180.00–185.00	$182.52	$1,068	-1.10
695	695	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,251	+20.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
170	170	1	222.00	$222.00	$377	—
220–235	230	4	220.00–230.00	$226.17	$520	-17.57
255–290	276	12	220.00–235.00	$227.97	$629	-9.79
300–345	325	21	210.00–228.00	$220.51	$717	-11.17
350–395	372	20	200.00–227.00	$213.42	$794	-13.97
405–445	424	18	200.00–225.00	$213.71	$906	-0.44
450–490	467	23	199.00–219.00	$207.99	$971	-3.44
500–535	516	11	194.00–212.00	$202.90	$1,047	-4.33
550–590	567	8	190.00–202.00	$193.81	$1,099	-8.30
600–640	622	10	175.00–195.00	$182.84	$1,137	-9.65
655–690	676	5	159.00–177.00	$166.60	$1,126	-3.11
725–745	733	3	130.00–150.00	$143.36	$1,051	—
750–760	755	3	135.00–163.00	$149.40	$1,128	-10.55
900	900	1	137.00	$137.00	$1,233	—
1025	1025	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,025	-5.00
1080	1080	1	102.00	$102.00	$1,102	-15.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
195	195	1	212.00	$212.00	$413	—
210–235	222	5	175.00–227.50	$200.37	$445	+0.37
250–290	267	10	185.00–230.00	$206.39	$551	—
300–340	318	13	140.00–210.00	$186.45	$593	-23.09
350–395	373	16	170.00–210.00	$193.11	$720	-15.74
400–445	424	17	150.00–211.00	$184.52	$782	-12.05
450–495	466	8	180.00–200.00	$192.93	$899	-19.07
500–545	517	6	170.00–202.00	$182.04	$941	-9.64
550–595	571	7	155.00–186.00	$177.00	$1,011	-14.00
600–615	610	3	147.00–151.00	$148.34	$905	—
665	665	1	140.00	$140.00	$931	±0.00
730	730	1	120.00	$120.00	$876	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
631 value added	631	9	180.00	$180.00	$1,136	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
145	145	1	200.00	$200.00	$290	—
155–190	173	2	230.00–245.00	$236.74	$410	-10.45
225–245	236	6	225.00–250.00	$236.00	$557	—
250–290	273	9	220.00–254.00	$238.09	$650	-23.66
300–340	318	8	222.00–245.00	$233.71	$743	-7.08
355–385	369	9	217.00–236.00	$226.33	$835	-8.23
400–440	427	12	215.00–240.00	$225.14	$961	-2.26
450–485	470	13	200.00–232.00	$212.53	$999	-6.24
500–545	522	11	174.00–200.00	$185.79	$970	-22.94
550–595	568	6	162.50–190.00	$177.03	$1,006	-25.62
630–645	638	2	181.00–185.00	$182.98	$1,167	-7.02
650–690	669	5	168.00–187.00	$182.31	$1,220	+2.58
705–715	710	2	140.00–179.00	$159.36	$1,131	-5.64
895	895	1	110.00	$110.00	$984	-40.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
150–195	180	3	200.00–245.00	$220.42	$397	—
205–230	216	4	175.00–230.00	$204.45	$442	+4.45
265–285	270	6	145.00–220.00	$184.41	$498	-60.59
305	305	1	204.00	$204.00	$622	-26.00
350–395	378	15	140.00–225.00	$186.72	$706	-34.17
400–445	419	8	165.00–210.00	$187.54	$786	-22.83
450–495	474	19	150.00–212.00	$184.62	$875	-25.38
500–540	523	6	158.00–180.00	$168.08	$879	-11.92
560–595	579	5	160.00–172.00	$167.11	$968	-10.89
600	600	1	110.00	$110.00	$660	—
705	705	1	159.00	$159.00	$1,121	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
625–1045	851	85-90%	20	55.00–76.00	$65.54	$558	—
840–1315	1039	85-90%	53	75.00–93.00	$84.91	$882	—
950–1240	1111	85-90%	9	90.00–96.00	$93.34	$1,037	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1495	1236	80-85%	21	90.00–102.00	$94.02	$1,162	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1370–1505	1438	75-80%	2	86.00–88.00	$86.95	$1,250	+3.12

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1965	1421	13	100.00–115.00	$109.35	$1,554	—
1485	1485	1	90.00	$90.00	$1,336	—
1565–2115	1853	5	115.00–118.00	$116.52	$2,159	—

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–1315	1117	5	75.00–98.00	$89.21	$996	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
470–630	560	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	200.00–375.00	$300.15
460–655	567	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	300.00–450.00	$365.91

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
835	835	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	122.00	$122.00	$1,019
850–925	888	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	80.00–107.00	$92.93	$825

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
555–600	578	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	50.00–63.00	$56.25	$325
705	705	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	64.00	$64.00	$451

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
780	780	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	925.00	$925.00
815	815	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	600.00	$600.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810	810	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
670–1155	855	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	500.00–1,350.00	$1,039.95
470–990	871	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	425.00–1,275.00	$960.84
800–1030	885	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	725.00–1,350.00	$1,053.63
690–1000	898	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	775.00–1,275.00	$1,005.79
870–1145	990	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	900.00–1,375.00	$1,227.54
560–1310	1041	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	485.00–1,350.00	$1,143.10

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
510	510	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	400.00	$400.00
520	520	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	400.00	$400.00
510–570	540	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	400.00–425.00	$411.81
545	545	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	350.00	$350.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
940–965	953	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	85.00–106.00	$95.36	$909
1165–1330	1248	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	80.00–94.00	$86.54	$1,080

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
605	605	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	500.00	$500.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
475–970	723	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	350.00–1,000.00	$786.33	-314.66
600–865	733	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	670.00–1,300.00	$1,041.98	-59.01
740–915	815	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	900.00–1,550.00	$1,366.20	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
715	715	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	625.00	$625.00	—

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.